07/30/2026
Every so often, it’s worth turning around and looking at the wires.
Not the finished light. The tangled, unglamorous work that had to happen before anything lit up. The trial and error. The late nights and false starts. The version of you who didn’t know if it would work.
From a distance, all anyone sees is the glow, like it was always going to turn out this way. But you know what it took.
Arrival always implies a departure. You don’t get to where you are without leaving something behind. Take a moment to look back, not out of nostalgia, but out of respect for the ground you covered.
Where you are now was never guaranteed. It was wired together, one connection at a time.
Image: Christian Boltanski, *Arrival (Arrivée)* from *Departure-Arrival (Départ-Arrivée)*, 2015. Light bulbs and electric wire. The Jewish Museum, New York.
